Purpura panama (Röding, 1798)
Rudolph's purpura
Purpura panama
photo by FAO

Family:  Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells)
Max. size:  9 cm ShH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from East and South Africa to eastern Indonesia; north to Japan and south to southern Indonesia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occasionally used as food in the area (Ref. 349).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 

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